Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
Are you overwhelmed with your writing TO-DO list? Do you feel like there’s more to do that you can do? Sadly, this is something that
In SONG OF THE ABYSS, the second installment of Makiia Lucier’s TOWER OF WINDS series, 17-year-old orphan and apprentice mapmaker Reyna’s ship is raided by
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I “met” Tina Cho through social media. Someone connected us on Instagram when I posted a page from my YOU KNOW WHAT?
Sunday night we returned from a two-week trip along the Pyrenees Mountains in France, Andorra, and Spain and while in Barcelona, I purchased a remarkable
This July, two middle grade books took me on a journey to new countries with beautiful and authentic description of setting. As Jennifer Baker said
A friend once told me that if she didn’t have to write, if there weren’t stories building themselves in her head constantly, her life would
How many times have you been told, “Write what you know?” If your experience is anything like mine, too many times to count. I’d like
Sure, authors get acknowledgement pages to wax poetic about all the many, many people who help turn a manuscript into an actual book, but sometimes an
For those of us in the query trenches. QueryTracker is a way for authors to search for literary agents and publishers, and keep accurate records
Lori Alexander writes children’s books filled with humor and heart. I first interviewed her about her use of mentor texts several years ago on ReFoReMo,
All three fabulous July debuts are available now! Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten by Lisa Robinson and Eda Kaban is a whole lot of adorable
Every field has its own jargon — words, terms, and acronyms that sound like a whole special language. Publishing is no exception. What’s a newbie
